Volvo S80 - 2003 Manual page 58

2003 Volvo S80
P (Park)
Use this position when starting the engine or parking the car.
Never use P while the car is in motion.
The parking brake should also be used when parking on grades.
The gear selector is mechanically locked in the P position (SHIFTLOCK). To release the gear
selector from this position, the engine must be running (or the ignition key must be in position II)
and the brake pedal must be depressed.
WARNING!
Never leave the car unattended when the engine is running. If, by mistake, the gear selector is
moved from P, the car may start moving.
R (Reverse)
Never engage R while the car is moving forward.
N (Neutral)
Neutral - no gear engaged. Use the parking brake.
D (Drive)
D is the normal driving position and should be used as often as possible to help improve fuel
economy. The car should not be moving when shifting from R to the D position.
Kickdown
Automatic shift to a lower gear (kickdown) is achieved by depressing the accelerator pedal fully and
briskly. An upshift will occur when approaching the top speed for a particular gear or by releasing
the accelerator pedal slightly.
Kickdown can be used for maximum acceleration or when passing at highway speeds. Kickdown
does not function when the transmission is in the manual shift (geartronic) mode (see next
page).
Automatic transmission - adaptive system
The automatic transmission is controlled by an adaptive control system that constantly monitors the
way in which the transmission functions. It senses and adapts each gear shift for optimal
performance. The system also monitors your particular driving style and adapts gear shifting
accordingly.
Automatic transmission - shift gate positions
You can move the gear selector freely between the (MAN)ual and (D)rive positions while driving.
Depress the selector knob on the front side of the gear selector to move between the R, N, D and P
positions.
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Shift gate positions
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